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1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Limited comparison data

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3Owner complaints

Model-year median: 40.5

0Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Seat Belts
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 0 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seat Belts. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports

What owners actually said

3 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 1999
Fuel System, Gasoline

THE VEHICLE HAS A GAS SMELL WHICH CLEARLY INDICATES A FUEL LEAK. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHERE THE LEAK IS LOCATED WHICH MAY RESULT IN A FIRE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. *YC

NHTSA ODI #848396

Mileage unknown · Jan 8, 1999
Seat Belts

FRONT SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK INTO THE BUCKLES. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #833214

Mileage unknown · Oct 3, 1997
Engine And Engine CoolingFire

WHILE IN PARK POSITION AND VEHICLE IDLING, HEATER ON CIRCULATION FOR 20 MINUTES, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. A WEEK LATER OCCUPANT DIED OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISON. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ODI #816852

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

2

EA92024 · Sticking Throttle

Opened Jun 26, 1992 · Closed Jan 31, 1994

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages

There is no summary currently available

PE91072 · Steering Wheel Separation

Opened May 1, 1991 · Closed Jul 8, 1991

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering

There is no summary currently available